INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DISCUSS OPENING TELECOM MARKETS AND FIBEROPTIC UNDERSEA DEVELOPMENT AT KMI'S LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
PR Newswire, London, 16 January. This press release is transmitted on behalf of KMI Corp. Newport -- Latin America's fiberoptics markets are experiencing revolutionary change due to the opening of Venezuelan and Argentine telecom markets, anticipated full deregulation in Brazil, and undersea network developments. Senior executives from...

Cordis launches nitinol stent in Europe and Asia.
Cordis Endovascular is currently introducing its shape memory alloy recoverable technology (SMART) stent into Europe and Asia for the treatment of blockages in the iliac or peripheral arteries and biliary obstructions in the body. The company, which merged two years ago with Johnson & Johnson, says the nitinol stent...

The planthopper genus Acanalonia in Florida with notes on a recently introduced species, A. excavata (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Acanaloniidae).
ABSTRACT Acanalonia excavata Van Duzee, described from Nicaragua, has been found at 4 localities in Florida. Although 6 species of Acanalonia have been reported from Florida, 2 species known from single disjunct records, A. concinnula Fowler and A. virescens Stal, are either in error, or finds have...

Abrasion-resistant coating.
Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd has agreed to distribute Ceram-Kote Canada Inc's range of ceramic/resin coatings in Western Canada. Ceram-Kote coatings are manufactured by Freecom Inc, using a proprietary technique called Ceramic Particle Loading, which involves loading a complicated series of ceramic particles into a resin solution. The...

Baseball profile: Ken Griffey, Jr.--Cincinnati Reds.
FULL NAME: George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. AGE, HT., WT: 38, 6-3, 205 BORN: November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania HOME: Orlando, Florida STATUS/FAMILY: Married NICKNAME: Junior LIFE OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL: It's mostly with the family, and usually...

Catcher Mike Piazza ends an impressive career.
ANGELS MANAGER MIKE SCIOSCIA HADN'T HEARD THE NEWS THAT THE MAN WHO replaced him behind the plate with the Dodgers, Mike Piazza, had announced his retirement last May. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Scioscia nodded affirmatively when asked if he thought Piazza had Hall of Fame credentials. ...

It is eight years since six-year-old Elian Gonzalez was flown back to the custody of his father in Cuba.
It is eight years since six-year-old Elian Gonzalez was flown back to the custody of his father in Cuba. Elian's mother had fled Cuba seven months earlier with Elian and twelve others in a small boat, but the boat sank before reaching Florida. Elian and two others survived, but...

The effects of Hurricane Ivan on Perdido Key, Escambia County Florida.
ABSTRACT Hurricanes are extremely destructive forces of nature. Barrier islands often take the hardest hit when hurricanes make landfall because they are low lying land located right on the coast. On September 16th, 2004, Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a category 3 hurricane, causing extensive...

Aircraft News - North America.
Feb 25, 2008 U.S. Air Force officials push for budget increase. The Air Force must replace its aging fleet of fighter jets with modern equipment as quickly as possible, officials say. They say the Air Force needs a larger budget to remain dominant, and they are asking...

Company Watch - Austrian Airlines.
Feb 25, 2008 American Airlines airliner with 138 people on board landed safely at Miami Airport on Friday Feb. 22 after being diverted because of a problem with its nose gear, officials said. The single-aisle Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) MD-80 will be taken out of service for checks,...